Iowa Monument at Allatoona Pass GPS Coordinates: 34.114533 by -84.714833

Allatoona Pass was an important Union supply point and railroad depot. On October 5, 1864, Federal forces led by General John Corse, a native of Burlington, Iowa, drove off a fierce Confederate attack. The Iowa 39th Infantry Regiment suffered severe casualties including 43 killed, 51 wounded and 76 captured. The commander of the regiment, Col. James Redfield was first wounded and then shot and killed. The town of Redfield, Iowa is named after him.

A memorial park has been established at the Battlefield. On October 4, 2008, monuments were dedicated for Iowa and Illinois. Monuments have now been erected for all states that had soldiers in the battle including six Confederate states and five Union states.

Allatoona Pass is north of Atlanta and just south of Cartersville, Georgia. Take exit 283 off I-75 and go about one mile east to the battlefield. There is a small parking lot there (you have gone too far if you go to the marina) - the monuments are to the right at the entrance to the battlefield.

On the back side of the monument are inscriptions with names of soldiers from the Iowa 39th that were killed in the battle. This is shown in the photo below. Another photo shows Tom Gaard on the left who raised funds for the Iowa monument and Mark Willard who led the project for the monument. With the Illinois monument are, from left, Stuart Stefany, Past Commander of SUVCW, Illinois, Steve Westlake, Past Commander, SUVCW, Illinois and Ray Wosniak, who led the project for the Illinois monument. Photos taken 10/3/08, 10/4/08, 2/17/12 and 1/9/15.

Iowa Monument at Andersonville

The Andersonville prison near Americus, Georgia was for Union enlisted men and operated from February of 1864 to April of 1865. The death rates were very high with terrible crowding, sanitation and diet. There are 12,912 graves in the National Cemetery located there. The Iowa Monument, dedicated on November 17, 1906, is considered one of the most moving with inscriptions of 214 Iowa soldiers who died there. The weeping female figure is Rebecca from the Bible. It is based on a drawing by Thomas Nast in Harpers Weekly. Iowa Gov. A. B. Cummins at the dedication described it as "Iowa crying for the sons she has lost." The 20 foot monument cost $8130 and is located in the National Cemetery. There is a photo of the Commisssion Members, all of whom were prisoners. Thank you to Kevin Frye, Andersonville Historian, for photos and information about the Iowa Monument.

Iowa Monument at Rossville Gap/Missionary Ridge GPS Coordinates: 34.983700 by -85.279400

This large 72 foot monument is on the south edge of Missionary Ridge at Rossville Gap on the Tennessee/Georgia border. The battle of Missionary Ridge was November 25, 1863. Iowa regiments recognized on the monument include the 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 17th, 25th, 26th, 30th, 31st, and the 1st Battery. The monument was dedicated on November 20, 1906 and was part of the delegation from Iowa that dedicated monuments in Chattanooga, Andersonville, Vicksburg and Shiloh. It is on the east side of Rossville Blvd./Highway 27, 2.7 miles south of exit 180B off I-24 and 3.4 miles north of the Chickamauga Visitors Center. Photos taken 10/1/10.